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• Spain vows to fight tax evasion, trim government

  Personal and corporate tax returns will be scrutinized more closely, tax inspectors will visit workplaces more often to ensure workers are being paid through the payroll, and the government is considering setting a limit beyond which some... more »

  DANIEL WOOLLS, Associated Press Associated Press4 days ago1.5.12 3:36 AM

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• Spain jobless claims rise slightly in December

  Spain's overall jobless rate — which includes people whose unemployment benefits have run out — is released separately and quarterly. The new government led by the conservative Popular Party, which swept to victory in Nov. 20 elections, has... more »

  DANIEL WOOLLS, Associated Press Associated Press6 days ago1.3.12 2:14 AM

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• Spain: 2011 deficit could be higher than 8 pct

  Montoro gave no details but told reporters the measures would show Spain's eurozone partners and other countries that Madrid's new conservative government is serious about acting quickly to shore up public finances. Separately, Finance Minister... more »

  DANIEL WOOLLS, Associated Press Associated Press1 week ago1.2.12 1:49 AM

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• Spain revises up deficit and raises taxes

  MADRID (AP) — Spain's new government warned Friday that the country's budget deficit will be much higher than anticipated this year, as it unveiled a first batch of austerity measures that include surprise income and property tax... more »

  DANIEL WOOLLS, Associated Press Associated Press1 week ago12.30.11 1:55 AM

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• Minister: Spain to fall back into recession

  Spain has the highest unemployment rate of the 17 countries that use the euro, with 21.5 percent joblessness, and is running a swollen budget deficit following the recession that started with the collapse of a real estate bubble. The Popular... more »

  CIARAN GILES, Associated Press Associated Press2 weeks ago12.26.11 5:04 AM

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• Spain's next PM warns of tough times ahead

  Spain's economy is still recovering from the implosion of a real-estate bubble in 2009 that created mass unemployment, depressed house prices and piled up bad loans for banks and the government. The government is desperate to keep the economy... more »

  DANIEL WOOLLS, Associated Press Associated Press3 weeks ago12.19.11 2:34 AM

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• Spain regional debt up 22 percent to $176 billion

  MADRID (AP) — Debt levels for Spain's cash-strapped 17 semiautonomous regions have soared 22 percent over the past year, the country's central bank said Friday. A near two-year recession after a real estate bubble collapse has left Spain with... more »

  CIARAN GILES, Associated PressS Associated Press3 weeks ago12.16.11 3:34 AM

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• Spain's next rulers cool on exhuming Franco tomb

  Popular Party spokesman Esteban Gonzalez Pons said Wednesday that accepting the proposal from a panel named by the outgoing Socialists would stir unwanted debate among people more concerned about Spain's 21.5 percent unemployment rate. more »

  Associated Press1 month ago11.30.11 7:14 AM

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• Italy's borrowing rates skyrocket, Monti scrambles

  The auction outcome also is likely to fuel calls for European Union officials to do more to jump-start economic growth and the European Central Bank to use more firepower to cool down a rapidly escalating debt crisis. Italy must adopt "a... more »

  COLLEEN BARRY, , FRANCES D'EMILIO, Associated Press1 month ago11.25.11 2:49 AM

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• Spain's premier-elect in crisis meet with Zapatero

  Some meeting had been expected following Sunday's landslide election victory for the conservative Popular Party, which ousted the Socialist government after nearly seven years in power. Rajoy has not spoken about the debt crisis since his party... more »

  DANIEL WOOLLS, Associated Press Associated Press1 month ago11.23.11 11:45 AM

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